I want to say a big thank you to the members of the Lawrenceburg Fire Department who came out Tuesday to sweep water out of our church after a water pipe froze and burst, covering our atrium with several inches of water.

At least 10 young men showed up with squeegees and helped get the water out of our building. Their quick response and diligent work spared us from having severe damage to our building.

I appreciate the dedication of these young men and am very grateful for their efforts.

There is something to be said about a small town. No one-way streets or honking cars at red lights. Old Main Street buildings collecting the town’s history revealing their secrets in the layers of paint and traces of old business signs faded on the sides of the building.

Yes, there is something to be said about a small town where the store owners know not only their customers but their parents, children and grandchildren.

I would like to respond to a couple of things in the fiscal court story in the Jan. 21 edition of the paper.

First of all, I am sure everyone was as shocked as I was at the news Anderson County might be facing a $400,000 deficit. Blaming the recycling center, etc., does not get the bills paid. The number one priority should be, "What are we going to do to balance the budget?"

In 2009, President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, an honor that he had not earned. Since then, his bland descriptions of evildoers have confounded Republicans and related pundits. They probed too deeply. He is simply trying to earn the honor.

This letter is aimed directly at the recycling blunder of the fiscal court.

But first, let me pull my foot out of my own mouth. I was and still am an open supporter of the recycling project proposed by the fiscal court, and if I said it once I’ll say it a thousand times: recycling will work but only if managed right.

I read your paper almost weekly. I am disturbed by an implication by your outdoor columnist, Jeff Lilly, that the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ elk drawings are dishonestly conducted. He refers to “so-called random” elk drawings in his article in last week’s Anderson News.

Mr. Lily has made these accusations in the past based apparently due to his lack of success in the annual elk drawing.

Accordingly, imbalance describes media and political reactions to the recent grand jury decisions at Ferguson and Staten Island. Truth, justice, and two criminal acts were minimized, and criticism of the police was maximized.